Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
A sudden or quick thrust or motion; a jerk.
verb
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryTo jerk, yerk.
From Middle English ȝerken (“to move suddenly, excite, bind tightly, attack”), from Old English ġearcian (“to prepare, make ready”). Cognate with jerk and yerk.
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